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OPERATING SEGMENTS
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] OPERATING SEGMENTS
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate and
Intersegment (1)
Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Nine months ended July 31, 2024:
Net sales$1,947,574 $927,393 ($30,963)$2,844,004 
Depreciation18,612 16,706 921 36,239 
Amortization54,926 38,304 1,177 94,407 
Operating income438,561 206,379 (39,131)605,809 
Capital expenditures20,639 20,869 667 42,175 
Nine months ended July 31, 2023:
Net sales$1,168,520 $882,685 ($19,547)$2,031,658 
Depreciation12,293 14,856 800 27,949 
Amortization19,360 37,886 1,120 58,366 
Operating income272,693 198,673 (35,475)435,891 
Capital expenditures15,434 18,575 167 34,176 
Three months ended July 31, 2024:
Net sales$681,626 $322,129 ($11,509)$992,246 
Depreciation6,683 5,645 312 12,640 
Amortization18,622 12,655 393 31,670 
Operating income153,594 75,788 (12,936)216,446 
Capital expenditures7,925 7,841 84 15,850 
Three months ended July 31, 2023:
Net sales$405,040 $325,867 ($8,005)$722,902 
Depreciation4,141 5,395 265 9,801 
Amortization6,074 13,084 572 19,730 
Operating income89,172 74,157 (13,962)149,367 
Capital expenditures4,791 7,517 (53)12,255 

(1) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate		Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSGETG
Total assets as of July 31, 2024$4,156,135 $2,879,510 $386,791 $7,422,436 
Total assets as of October 31, 20234,006,748 2,915,300 273,015 7,195,063